Effect of Rajyoga meditation on cognitive capabilities emotional intelligence and academic achievement of adolescents

Abstract

This study was carried out to find out the effect of Rajyoga Meditation on cognitive capabilities, emotional intelligence and academic achievement of adolescents on 82 adolescents in Hamirpur District of Himachal Pradesh. The results indicated a significant improvement in adjusted mean scores of memory, attention, executive function and creativity dimension of cognitive capabilities, emotional intelligence and academic achievement of adolescents for pre-test and immediate post-test period. Moreover, significant improvement was reported in the scores of executive function, creativity dimension of cognitive capabilities, emotional intelligence and academic achievement of adolescents during the pre-test and delayed post-test period. In case of immediate post-test and delayed post-test period, significant improvement was reported in the scores of executive function, creativity dimension of cognitive capabilities, and academic achievement of adolescents during the immediate post-test and delayed post-test period. This study will be useful for students, teachers, administrators and policy makers in the field of education.